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Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo (center, in black coat) leaves the U.S. District courthouse in Cincinnati on Dec. 4, 2023. He appeared in court after self-surrendering that morning, following the release of an 11-count indictment against him related to the 2019 passage of House Bill 6, the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout.

Former chair of Ohio’s utility regulator indicted in nuclear bailout law scandal

Sam Randazzo, the former head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, has been indicted on 11 federal charges in connection with the House Bill 6 scandal.

Parents filter into a meeting Wednesday morning to discuss what they want to see in the next CPS superintendent.

CPS On The Hunt For New Superintendent

Cincinnati Public Schools is asking for community input as it searches for its next leader. Superintendent Mary Ronan is retiring in August.

Jelena Ostapenko celebrates a point during the French Open final in Paris on Saturday. The unseeded Latvian upset Simona Halep with a ferocious performance full of both winners and unforced errors.

Jelena Ostapenko Pulls A Thrilling Upset To Win The French Open

The unseeded Latvian shocked Simona Halep on Saturday, winning her first major in dramatic fashion. Ostapenko overcame dozens of unforced errors on the strength of a number of stunning shots.

Ohio Supreme Court Will Rule on Provisional Ballot Case

A 3-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Ohio Supreme Court rather than federal court is the proper forum to…

COTA bus driving through downtown Columbus.

House Dems Propose Massive Increase To Public Transit Investment

Democratic representatives in the Ohio House want to go from investing about $6 million into public transportation to $150 million, as the state...

Gaelynn Lea: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Gaelynn Lea performs two of these four songs with fellow Duluth, Minn., musician Alan Sparhawk of Low.

Civilians are escorted from the Fifth Third Center as emergency personnel and police work the scene of shooting near Fountain Square, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in downtown Cincinnati.

The Fifth Third Shooting And Its Aftermath One Year Later

On the morning of September 6, 2018, a gunman entered the Fifth Third Center near Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati and opened fire. Three people...

Derek Jancart, circled in red, is one of at least 10 Ohioans who have been charged in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Why Have So Many Recent Extremist Events Involved Ohioans?

From the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to 2017's deadly Unite the Right event in Charlottesville, Va., a number of recent high-profile extremist...

In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, Jeff Clark, then-Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington.

Federal authorities searched former Justice official Jeff Clark's home

Federal authorities on Wednesday searched the home of former Justice official Jeff Clark, who supported Trump's voting fraud claims and features heavily in today's Jan. 6 committee hearings

In April 1994, then-Reds owner Marge Schott smoked in the stands, a violation of the law that bans smoking in the seating area of Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium.

Marge Schott, Cow Whisperer

This is the tale of how Marge Schott fell in love with a cow.

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